Srinagar: Jammu Kashmir Police Chief Dr SP Vaid Friday said that proposal to increase the hardship allowance of police personnel is lying pending with the government.
He said State Government has taken up the issue with the Central Government and hopefully the risk and hardship allowance will be increased from 10 to 20 per cent.
Dr SP Vaid said that it is up to Chief Minister of the State to take a decision in this regard.
Pertinently, each CRPF Jawan already posted in Kashmir Valley is getting Rs 4500 per month as Risk Allowance
“Whether it is peace or turmoil in Valley, you have to pay this risk allowance to forces personnel. Both the CRPF and local police are doing the same job while dealing with the protesters, however, a CRPF man gets Rs 4500 as risk allowance while the local police man is given Rs 75 per month. A Selection Grade Head Constable gets Rs 100 only. This is sheer injustice towards us,” said a cop wishing not to be named. “Besides Rs 4500, CRPF men on special duty here are given Rs 9000 extra.”
He added that Rs 3000 is given as Ration Money to CRPF personnel while local police is given only Rs 2000.
“It is not the solitary case where local police face discrimination at the hands of State Government but there are other cases as well,” the cop said.
He went on to say that more than 60 local policemen who died during different encounters were not provided any exgratia or pension simply because militants decamp with their service rifles while they died. “The families of these cops are waiting for years together while inquiry started to see the circumstances under which their rifles were snatched by militants never gets completed. These families suffer as they are not given pension benefits,” he said. (CNS)
